Caruru (food)

Caruru

Caruru (Brazilian Portuguese: [kaɾu'ɾu]) is a Brazilian food made from okra, onion, shrimp, palm oil and toasted nuts (peanuts and/or cashews). It is a typical condiment in the northeastern state of Bahia, where it is commonly eaten with acarajé, an Afro-Brazilian street food made from mashed black-eyed peas formed into a ball and then deep-fried in palm oil.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Caruru, o prato afro-indígena mais antigo e popular" - por Guta Chaves, para a Revista História Viva, nº 20, pg. 15. Editora Duetto (junho 2005)
  2. ^ FERREIRA, A. B. H. Novo dicionário da língua portuguesa. 2ª edição. Rio de Janeiro. Nova Fronteira. 1986. p. 361.